US6601167B1 - Computer system initialization with boot program stored in sequential access memory, controlled by a boot loader to control and execute the boot program - Google Patents

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US6601167B1
US6601167B1 US09/483,318 US48331800A US6601167B1 US 6601167 B1 US6601167 B1 US 6601167B1 US 48331800 A US48331800 A US 48331800A US 6601167 B1 US6601167 B1 US 6601167B1
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EP00986539A EP1248976B1 (de) 2000-01-14 2000-12-15 Rechnersysteminitialisierung durch in einem speicher mit sequentiellem zugriff gespeicherten urlade-code
DE60005563T DE60005563T2 (de) 2000-01-14 2000-12-15 Rechnersysteminitialisierung durch in einem speicher mit sequentiellem zugriff gespeicherten urlade-code
AT00986539T ATE250777T1 (de) 2000-01-14 2000-12-15 Rechnersysteminitialisierung durch in einem speicher mit sequentiellem zugriff gespeicherten urlade-code
PCT/US2000/034374 WO2001052062A2 (en) 2000-01-14 2000-12-15 Computer system initialization via boot code stored in sequential access memory
KR1020027009110A KR100774598B1 (ko) 2000-01-14 2000-12-15 순차 접근 메모리에 저장된 부트 코드를 통한 컴퓨터 시스템의 초기화
CNB008183422A CN1307542C (zh) 2000-01-14 2000-12-15 通过储存在序列存取内存中的激活码使计算机系统起始的系统及方法
JP2001552215A JP2003519870A (ja) 2000-01-14 2000-12-15 シーケンシャルアクセスメモリにストアされるブートコードを介したコンピュータシステムの初期化
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